Soya feed?

[sandi_84]

Can anyone tell me about soya feeds, what circumstances are they usually fed in and what their purpose is please?

 

[sandi_84]

Sorry bump! Interested to know this as my sis was saying something about it being brought in to our yard sometime in the near future and I know nothing about it

 

[sandi_84]

Sorry bump again!

 

[Equilibrium Ireland]

Soya is in near enough all commercially prepped horse feeds.

Need to be more specific. It's a protein from the legume family. Same as peas and alfalfa.

Most of mine do not get soya based feeds. I use straights. They have an intolerance to the smallest amounts.

Terri

 

[sandi_84]

It was only a passing comment my sister made and unfortunately she didn't really have any details, she just said the YO is having a soya (based?) feed delivered sometime soon and she'd been asked if she wanted her horse to have any. YO told her it was good for putting condition or weight on. Sorry that's all she said before she had to head to work but it got me curious.

 

[TigerTail]

I dont feed anything with soya in it as the vast majority is genetically modified (GM) and our horses have enough to cope with with our modern farming

 

[Equilibrium Ireland]

It just depends on the horse. If you notice IR symptoms and behavorial issues then talk to a professional or a nutritionist NOT associated with a big feed company. Trust me, they'll just think you're a fruitbat! Ask me how I know. My horses are thankful I take offense to be talked to like that and no longer have food issues.

In my opinion more people should be aware of soya intolerance in certain horses.

Terri